ICC Twenty20 World Championship 2007
Follow the Kiwis' World Twenty20 campaign
September, 2007 Daniel Vettori to lead New Zealand in South Africa
Team lead by spinner Daniel Vettori. Good in the field. Chances of becoming the finalists.
Daniel Vettori (capt)
Records before the start of World Twenty20 2007:
| Team |
Matches |
Wins |
Losses |
Tied |
NR |
Win % |
| New Zealand |
5 |
3 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
60% |
Records at the end of the World Twenty20 2007:
| Team |
Matches |
Wins |
Losses |
Tied |
NR |
Win % |
| New Zealand |
11 |
5 |
5 |
1 |
0 |
45.45% |
T20 Semi Finals
 WORLD TWENTY20 semi-final, Cape Town: New Zealand v Pakistan
 The first semi-final, at Newlands in Cape Town on Saturday afternoon, pits Pakistan against New Zealand.
The Pakistan side finished at the top of their group, having won all three of their second round matches against Sri Lanka, Australia and Bangladesh. The only loss in this tournament was agaist India in a bowl out. Pakistan are notoriously erratic and can either be brilliant or dire, but seem to be doing well under their new coach, Australian Geoff Lawson.
New Zealand who owe their place in the ICC World Twenty20 semi-finals thanks to India's heavy defeat of South Africa on Thursday night, lost to South Africa, but went through to the semi-finals by virtue of a better run rate. New Zealand have been impressive throughout the tournament, and it needed a brilliant 89 not out from Justin Kemp for South Africa to beat them in the only second round match that they lost.
The first semi-final starts at 14:00
ICC World 20-20, PAK vs NZ, Semi Final: Pakistan beat New Zealand by 6 wickets
Sep 22, 2007
Pakistan cruised home to a six-wicket victory against New Zealand in the first semi-final of the Twenty20 World Cup at Cape Town on Saturday.
Mohammad Hafeez smashed Shane Bond through the covers on the first delivery to start the proceedings at Kingsmead. He, along with Imran Nazir, put up a sixty-run partnership for the first wicket to lead Pakistan's cracking reply before he was trapped lbw by Styris for 32.
Nazir hammered three boundaries and five sixes en route his 59 and put Pakistan on course before Jeetan Patel trapped him in front.
An excellent spell from Umar Gul put New Zealand on the backfoot as they were restricted to 143 for eight after electing to bat.
ICC World Twenty20, PAK vs NZ, Semi Final: Pakistan 147-4 (18.5 overs) beat New Zealand 143-8 (20 overs) by 6 wickets
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